Heirs to forgotten kingdoms : journeys into the disappearing religions of the Middle East / Gerard Russell.

Despite its reputation for religious intolerance, the Middle East has long sheltered many distinctive and strange faiths: one regards the Greek prophets as incarnations of God, another reveres Lucifer in the form of a peacock, and yet another believes that their followers are reincarnated beings who...

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Main Author:	Russell, Gerard
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Basic Books, [2014]
Subjects:	Middle East > Religion. Religious minorities > Middle East. Religion. Religious minorities.
Physical Description:	xxix, 320 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Format:	Book